Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23494
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR DEB
International designator: 1961-015D
Object number (NORAD): 119
Object ID (CCSDS): 119
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.921 minutes
Inclination: 66.7258 deg
SMA: 7180.401 km
Apoapsis: 869.368 km
Periapsis: 735.164 km
RAAN: 281.0864 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00934518
Argument of periapsis: 69.5281 deg
Mean anomaly: 291.5817 deg
Mean motion: 14.26854535 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001574 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00065156302 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 4:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00119U 61015D 25297.69238580 .00001574 00000-0 65156-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00119 66.7258 281.0864 0093452 69.5281 291.5817 14.26854535324713
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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